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Originally Posted by Taymaishu
Put someone who doesn't understand car dynamics in that situation and they'll floor the brake and slide into the barrier.
Hence, DTC is born.
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And yet, driver training sessions I've been to teach that the best thing to do in that situation is mash your brake pedal through the firewall.
What you did is all fine and dandy if you have been to an LVMA day or two and understand how your particular car will handle (however, it sounds like you made a big mistake at the start of the roundabout and ploughed into the corner way too hard). Nevertheless, the majority of drivers out there have a) never used their handbrake other than to stop their car rolling into the loungeroom, and b) don't have the confidence to do such a maneouvre on the streets (and in my viewpoint, no one should really be throwing handbrake turns on the streets anyway), so standing on the anchors and letting ABS do its magic, back up the car embarrassed, and live to fight another day, is probably the best option.